The Nerve Cell - Santiago Ramón Y Cajal (35/108)

The Nerve Cell - Santiago Ramón Y Cajal (35/108)

In the series important inventions and discoveries from the spheres of geoscience and civil engineering are presented. The viewer gains insight into both the scientific and the socio-political background of a discovery or an invention. Pioneers of science are portrayed, subjects of research are presented and their further development up to the present day is traced. The process and functioning of the research objects are explained by means of computer animation. Dramatized scenes shed light on the working conditions and methods of the scientists. Particularly impressive are the historical film documents, some of which date back to the early years of cinematography. Unser Nervensystem ist die komplexeste biologische "Maschine", die wir kennen. Den Grundbaustein des Nervensystems, die Nervenzelle, entdeckte der Spanier Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Diese wissenschaftliche Leistung wurde 1906 mit dem Nobelpreis geehrt. Der Film zeigt zudem, wie mit der Theorie der Nervenzelle der Forschungszweig der Neurologie in neue Bahnen gelenkt wurde.

WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GRAND Award for "Documentaries" WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GOLD Award for "Documentaries: Research and Science"